Reply #30: "international law permits the use of lethal force against individuals that pose an imminent threat"

[ClarkUSA]

As a general principle, international law permits the use of lethal force against individuals and groups that pose an imminent threat to a country, and officials said that was the standard used in adding names to the list of targets. In addition, Congress approved the use of military force against Al Qaeda after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. People on the target list are considered to be military enemies of the United States and therefore not subject to the ban on political assassination first approved by President Gerald R. Ford.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/world/middleeast/07yemen.html?hp

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